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How to flatten lower abs, after losing 22pounds and still not lost the tummy flab?
I am 24/M/5ft6"
Sep 10 , 2009:
weight : 181 pounds / 82.4 kg ; waist : 39.5" (measured 1" below navel) ; fat percentage – 31 % ; bmi : 30

I had never worked out before and i started working ou to lose weight from Sep 3rd week 2009 .

My routine :

daily – 30mins walk on TM at 6.0kph (Approx burns 180 cal) + 30 mins to 40 mins on Elliptical (efx) at resistance 5 & level 5 (Burns approx 450 cal)
& alternate between ab workout (Floor exercises) and weights on alternate days !

My weight routine :

Weights , i do basic stuff with two plates
(Pushups modified 12+10)
(Swissball squats 12+10)
(Lunges 12+10)
Shoulder press (5 kg , 12+10)
Biceps (2 plates , 12+10)
rowing (70$ , 12+10)
Leg Press (115 $ , 12+10)
Leg curl , Leg extension (2 plates , 12+10)
Calf rise (free weights , 12+10)

My ab workout :

forward crunches , 10*3
Side crunches (10*3)(where u bend both ur knee to one side and then crunch)
Reverse crunches (10*3)(raising the legs widout bending the knee)
& side bends (15*2 sets with two plates/15$)

Dec 15 , 2009 :

Weight : 159 $ (I have lost 10.5kg / 22 $) in 3 months with above routine .
Waist size – 37" (measured 1" below navel)
Upper abs: 33”(Measured 3 “ above the navel) ; bmi : 26 , fat % – 26 %

My issue :
=>I have not lost a single $ (not even 100 gms) since i reached 159 $ (2 weeks without weight loss)

=> Ugly lower AB bulge
Though I am really happy to have lost 22 $ , my figure looks ugly presently , the reasons being , my upper abs , chest fat have all vanished while flab / bulge on the lower abs in perfectly intact . This appears as if my belly is protruding more than before I lost weight and it also hangs down slightly.

Also , the elliptical / TM shows that i burn much lesser calories nowadays for the same duration

My target :

Target weight : 144 pounds , 32 " waist (measured 1" below navel)

My query :

1.Is my present workout routine correct ?

2. Why am i not losing weight any more ?

3. ~*most important*~ How do i get rid of the terrible bulge / flab on the lower ab so that it does not appear ugly ?

4. Should i continue doing my cardio or any changes reqd ?

5. How can i make my belly appear flat ?

6. I get highly fatigued after 30 mins of cardio since past two weeks.. How can i correct the same

I would really really be thankful to friends who could help me here on …

Thanks & Kind regards

Vasan
India

P.S. : I maintain a healthy diet with 1400-1600 cal intake/day

brisk walks everyday for an hour, 15 crunches, 15 squats, and 15 lunges, 3 times each every other day along with atkins diet

Ok I have a big job. I have to watch 2 13 old girls for a month! I’m getting paid couple hundred dollars. And i’m getting paid extra to help them loose 5lbs and to have a flat stomach. Ok these girls listen good but are bad at eating healthy and eating. They won’t eat breakfast or lunch which they gain weight. So this is my plan for them and its going to start on first day of school.
Breakfast,fruit,yogurt
Lunch,potato or salad
Snack, apples/peanut butter,watermelon or tangerine
Dinner, it really depend but there will always be veggies
And for monday through friday each day for exercises there going to do
20 squats
100 jumping jacks
50 push up/knee
50 sit up
and there going to do all of that on saturday and sunday to but on sat, and sun, there going to do 30 min on tread mill each of those days and walk a dog around the block each. Will this help loose 5 lbs in one month and for flat stomach and they don’t have a fat stomach but just a little and i have to do what mom says so how can you loose stomach fat for flat tummy? And is this good to loose 5lbs?
Thanks
Sorry I know I miss spelled flat I was typing to fast
No the mom just want them to have flat stomach i have no idea why though